De Vlught was born in the
Dutch East Indies, and emigrated to Netherlands in his youth. He began playing in 1961 with
SC Enschede, and later played in the
Eredivisie with
FC Twente. He also had a stint with GVV Eilermark at the amateur level. In 1969, he went abroad to play in the
National Soccer League with the German Canadians FC, and
Toronto Croatia. In 1971, he returned to Europe to play in the
Regionalliga Nord with
SV Meppen, where he recorded 18 goals. The following season he was signed by
Rot-Weiss Essen of the
Bundesliga, where in his debut season he scored 11 goals in 22 matches. In 1974, he missed the majority of the season after sustaining an injury, as a result was released at the conclusion of the season. De Vlught died on November 6, 2016. == References ==